Daredevil’s New Costume Proves His Biggest Criticism is Justified

A new outfit for Daredevil may accidentally be proving one of the hero’s biggest criticisms correct. A Spider-Verse-themed variant cover sees the Man without Fear get his own Spider-Verse costume and shine a light on a popular criticism on him.

Nothing says ‘fun’ for Spider-Fans like a trip across the Spider-Verse to see the numerous wall-crawling variants across the Marvel Universe. After the announcement that the web-slinging adventures would continue in The Edge of Spider-Verse, Marvel revealed the next stage of the much-anticipated event. The publisher revealed a series of variant covers for its books releases in the month of May.

The variants for books like Captain America: Symbol of Truth #13 and Punisher #12 show heroes like Sam Wilson and Frank Castle given their own Spidey-like makeover. But one of the most intriguing designs can be found on the variant for Daredevil #11 by Dave Johnson. The cover shows the titular hero swinging through the streets of New York, but with a blue-and-red color scheme and, of course, the webbed accents. Matt’s iconic billy club has also been given an upgrade, being held together with webbing rather than its usual material.

Daredevil Variant Proves He’s a Spider-Man Copycat

Though Matt Murdock is known for his unique power set, he’s had a few criticisms thrown his way over the years, one being that he’s a bit too similar to his recurring ally, Spider-Man. While Peter Parker and Matt have numerous differences, a couple of strong similarities has helped the argument hold water. After all, both are heroes based in New York who were blessed with their powers at a young age after being exposed to radioactive material. It also doesn’t help that they both share an affinity for swinging from building to building in order to get around town.

While Matt isn’t the only one given a Spider-Man-like costume in the variants, he is one of the few where he looks a bit more like Spider-Man than others. Punisher, Wolverine, even Mary Jane Watson all just look like they’re wearing Spider-Man cosplay. But Daredevil’s suit fits him a lot better given that he’s already a hero that swings around from rooftop to rooftop. Sure, he might not be a Spider-Man ripoff in the most literal sense, but his new costume does make their similarities that much more obvious.

Daredevil’s Costume Acknowledges His Similarity to Spider-Man

While those who know the character intimately can almost certainly point out that Daredevil is his own independent character, the truth is he and Spider-Man do share a number of elements. Matt being given a Spider-Man makeover might not be an actual slight, but it does work as a subtle jab as to how much of the character can feel borrowed from Peter. Sure, Matt’s Radar Sense might not work the same as Peter’s Spider-Sense, but the two have more than enough in common where the criticism can be seen as true. Fans can see Matt’s brand-new costume on the variant cover of Daredevil #11, available May 10th.

Source: Marvel